Obits C Page 3

Citizens & Georgian – Montezuma, Ga. October 10, 1963

LEON ALLEN CHAPMAN

Funeral services for Leon Allen Chapman, 68, of Fort Valley, who died Thursday at his home were held Sunday in Fort Valley First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Withers and the Rev. Bruce Lackey officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mr. Chapman, a native of Taylor County, was a retired Fort Valley City Policeman where he served for 14 years. He was a member of Pie Lebel Baptist Church [I think it was PINE LEVEL METHODIST CHURCH which is where his ancestors are buried.]

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Lee Bray Chapman of Fort Valley; three sons, Leon O. Chapman of Asheville, N.C., Pvt. Jimmy R. Chapman with the U. S. Army at Ft. Lewis, Wash., Terrell Chapman of Fort Valley; two brothers, Lamar Chapman of Montezuma, and D. C. Chapman of Marshallville and three grandchildren.

[Note: Leon A. Chapman – Cpl. U.S.Army WWI – Born November 16, 1894 – Died October 3, 1963 is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery in Ft. Valley [Peach Co.], Ga.

[Note: Leon was a son of Charles Monroe Chapman and his wife, Calista [Barfield] Chapman]

Citizens & Georgian – Montezuma, Ga. November 7, 1963

GRADY S. CHEEK

Funeral services were held at Springhill Funeral Home in Atlanta on Wednesday, October 30, for Grady S. Cheek who died at Our Lady of Perpetual Care Rest Home on Tuesday after a long illness.

r. Harry Fiefield of Atlanta; and Pastor Lloyd H. Seiler officiated and burial was in PEACHTREE BAPTIST CEMETERY.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. C. Coogle of Oglethorpe; three grandchildren, Ed, Ann and Sara Coogle of Oglethorpe; one sister, Miss Mattie Sue Cheek; and one brother, Jesse J. Cheek, both of Atlanta.

Pallbearers – not copied.

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. December 7, 1961

ROBERT L. CROMER, SR.

Robert L. Cromer, Sr., 54, Dies At Home Tuesday.
Robert L. Cromer, Sr., 54, died Tuesday, December 5, at his home near Oglethorpe after a lengthy illness.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Whitewater Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, the former Laura Law of Oglethorpe; one daughter, Mrs. Roy Cox of Perry; one son, Robert L. Cromer, Jr. of Oglethorpe; one brother, Otis Cromer of Montezuma; four sisters, Mrs. William Cromer, Mrs. Ike Cromer, Mrs. Howard Barnes, all of Americus; Mrs. Ed Mayo of Oglethorpe; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at Whitewater Baptist Church with Rev. J. C. Conoly and Rev. Carl J. Ayers officiating. Interment will be in KELLEY CEMETERY, with Smith-Tindol Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers - Not Copied.

[Note: Robert L. Cromer - Born November 1, 1907 - Died December 5, 1961 is buried in Kelley Cemetery.

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. May 11, 1961

REUBEN T. CHILDS

Graveside Rites Held May 5 For R. T. Childs, 78.
Reuben T. Childs, 78, of Ideal, passed away Friday, May 4, after a short illness at a local hospital.
Mr. Childs was a retired farmer and a life long resident of Macon County.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. R. T. Childs of Ideal; one son, G. T. Childs, and one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Athon, both of Montezuma; three grandchildren, Mrs. B. G. Bickley of Marshallville, G. T. Childs, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., Lowell Athon of Cordele; three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held Friday, May 5, with the Rev. H. H. Gregory officiating. Burial was in IDEAL CITY CEMETERY.
Pallbearers: David Childs, W. O. Childs, Marvin Joiner, Sanford Edwards, Monroe Dominey, Jack Hardage, J. L. Turner and Howard Park. Watson-Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

[Note: Reuben T. Childs - Born 1882 - Died 1961 is buried in Ideal Cemetery beside Chester M. Childs [1889 - 1975]

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. June 8, 1961

MRS. HENRY ROBERT [Eula Mae Cox] CROOK

Final Rites Held Monday For Mrs. H. R. Crook Mrs. Henry R. Crook, 70 year old resident of Montezuma, died Sunday morning at a local hospital following sevewral weeks illness.
The former Eula Mae Cox, she was a native of Taylor County and had resided in Montezuma for the past nine years moving here from Marshallville. She was a member of the Marshallville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, H. R. Crook of Montezuma; four daughters, Mrs. James Hogan of Americus; Mrs. J. S. Ellison of Perry; Mrs. Louis Scarci of Cannesburg, Pa.; Mrs. Fred Jackson of Byron; three sons, J. E. Crook and Earl Crook of Marshallville and Hugh Crook of Marshallville and Hugh Crook of Montezuma and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock at the First Baptist Church of Montezuma. Officiating ministers were Rev. W. C. Tribble, Rev. Carl Ayers and Rev. C. G. Ward. Interment followed in BERTHA DOZIER MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY in Montezuma with Smith-Tindol Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were Dave Walker, G. G. Ethridge, J. S. Croxton, Grady Griffin, Lurton Massee, and John C. Walker. Members of the Men's Bible Class of the First Baptist Church served as honorary pallbearers.

[Note: Eula Cox Crook - Born October 24, 1890 - Died June 4, 1961 is buried in Bertha Dozier Cemetery beside her husband, Henry Robert Crook [March 25, 1885 - 9-13-1968] "Father"

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. February 15, 1962

ROBERT WHITFIELD CLARK

Robert F. Clark Buried Monday At Oglethorpe [F. probably should be W.]
Funeral services for Robert Whitfield Clark, 67, Macon businessman, who died unexpectedly Saturday, were held Monday in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary.
Dr. Leonard Cochran and the Rev. A. W. Ray officiated, and burial was in the OGLETHORPE CEMETERY.
Mr. Clark was assistant to the president of the Willingham Sash and Door Co., in Macon.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Christine Collins, of Macon; two sisters, Miss Minnie Kate Clark of Macon, and Mrs. Thelma Brand of Daytona Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Cleve Clark of Jacksonville, Fla., and John Clark of Knowville, Ga. and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Clark is well-known in Oglethorpe and the family has many friends there.

[Note: I do NOT find a marked grave in Oglethorpe Cemetery for Robert Whitfield Clark, nor for his wife, Christine Collins Clark. Anyone having any further info, PLEASE RESPOND.

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. April 26, 1962

JOSEPH TAYLOR COLLIER

Military Rites For J. T. Collier
Funeral services for Joe T. Collier, 65, of Montezuma, who died Thursday morning, April 19, 1962, at a local hospital, were held Friday at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home, The Rev. C. C. Edmondson officiated and burial followed in ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY with full military rites.
Mr. Collier had resided in Montezuma 46 years. He was a Veteran of World War 1 and a native of Clay County, Alabama.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lorena Lewis Collier of Montezuma; one daughter, Mrs. James M. Josey, Jr. of Byromville; one son Joe L. Collier of Athens; two sisters, Mrs. Opal Hornsby of Purvis, Miss., and Mrs. I. C. Hunt of Ashland, Ala.; six brothers, Willie S. Collier of Milton, Fla., Bennie W. Collier, Enoch Jay Collier and Bryan Collier, all of Ashland, Ala.; Alva E. Collier of Hildon, Okla.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

[Note: Lorena Lewis Collier, wife of Joseph Taylor Collier, Mother of Joseph Lewis Collier & Mary Elizabeth Collier Josey - Born June 3, 1906 - Died April 28, 1992 is buried in Felton Cemetery by her parents: Thomas Jefferson Lewis [1868 - 1954] Obit & Nancy Elizabeth Davis Lewis [1871 - 1953] See her obit.

Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. January 3, 1957

JOSEPH CECIL COLLINS

Joseph C. Collins, Former Resident, Buried Here Sunday.
Joseph Cecil Collins, 73, a native of Montezuma, died early Friday morning, December 28, at his residence in Ensley, Alabama after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Ensley Highland Presbyterian Church. Burial was in FELTON CEMETERY in Montezuma at 3 p.m. Sunday. Officiating were the Rev. Leroy Obert of Atlanta, the Rev. L. E. Williams and the Rev. C. G. Ward.
Pallbearers were Robert Collins, Robert Gardner, Claude Ellison, George Averill, Leon Shumate, Jr. and W. H. Guerry.
Mr. Collins, a retired bookkeeper, is survived by his wife [not named], two daughters, Mrs. Leroy Obert of Atlanta and Mrs. J. Newton Jones of Ensley; one brother, H. W. Collins of Montezuma; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home of Montezuma was in charge of local arrangements.

[Note: Joseph Cecil Collins - Born September 11, 1883 - Died December 28, 1956 is buried in Felton Cemetery beside his wife, Laura Mae Collins [7-28-1886 - 12-9-1976[

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary W. Childs, 88, of Ideal were held Friday, November 6, from the Chapel of Watson-Mathews Funewral Home. Rev. C. G. Ward, Rev. Clarence Keene and Rev. Cham White officiated. Burial was in the IDEAL CEMETERY. Pallbearers - Not copied.

Mrs. Childs died in a local hospital Thursday, November 5, after a brief illness. She has been a resident of Macon County for the past seventy years, and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Maggie Gilbert of Ideal; one son, David Childs of Ideal; one brother, Charles Westfield of Decatur, Ga. and one sister, Mrs. Legare Britt of Fernandina, Fla.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

[Note: Mary W. Childs - Born July 17, 1882 - Died November 5, 1970 is buried in Ideal Cemetery beside her husband, Monroe H. Childs [10-29-1871 - 2-4-1939] See his Obit]

Funeral services for Hubert Ronald Cannon, 51, of Ideal, who died unexpectedly at his home Saturday, January 3, were held Monday, from the County Line Baptist Church with the Rev. Cham White officiating. Burial followed in the COUNTY LINE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY.

Pallbearers were David Childs, Arney Ursy, Sanford Edward, Dill Jordan, Lamar Massey, M. N. Poole, Wesley Wall, Truck drivers from the Champion Home Builders formed as an honorary escort.

Mr. Cannon a native of Sumter County, had lived in Ideal for seven years. He was an employee of the Champion Home builders in Ellaville, a former crop duster with the Georgia Forestry Service. He was a member of the Ideal Lions Club, a veteran of World War II and a member of the County Line Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emily Phillips Cannon of Ideal; four sons, Hubert R. Cannon, Jr. of Ideal, Charles Cannon of Carrollton, Texas, Wayne Cannon of Americus and Spec. 4 Wm. R. Cannon of Vietnam; two daughters, Miss Livie Cannon and Miss Emily Cannon, both of Ideal; his mother, Mrs. H. C. Cannon of Bainbridge; two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Ray of Decatur, Ala.; and Mrs. Robert Phillips of Bainbridge; and a brother, Clifton Cannon of Macon.

[Note: Hubert Ronald Cannon Born Feb. 5, 1918 Died January 3,1970 WWII is buried at County Line Cem.]

Ernest Leon Christmas, Sr., 71, of Vienna, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home early Saturday morning, June 7.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, June 9, at Smyrna Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam Buchanan officiating. Burial was in the VIENNA CITY CEMETERY.

A native of Dooly County, Mr. Christmas was the son of the late William Thomas and Nancy Ophelia Murray Christmas.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ernest L. Christmas of Vienna; one son, Ernest L. Christmas, Jr. of Vienna; two daughters, Mrs. John C. Wadsworth, Jr. of Oglethorpe and Mrs. Thomas Bledsoe of Pinehurst; one brother, Albert Christmas of Cordele; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Morris of Jacksonville, Fla., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Leola Jones Corley were held Tuesday afternoon from the Chapel of Smith-Tindol Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Ayers of Reynolds, officiating. Burial was in OAK GROVE CEMETERY in Americus.

Mrs. Corley, 86, of Oglethorpe, died early Monday morning at a local hospital following an illness of several weeks.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Ida C. Jones of Oglethorpe, three sons, J. D. Dunmon of Oglethorpe, Charlie Dunman and C. W. Dunmon of Americus; one sister, Mrs Susie Davis of Macon

[Note: There is "a" James Daniel Dunmon, Sr. [April 28, 1898 - January 30, 1973] buried in Pine Level Cemetery - this could be her son, J.D.Dunmon mentioned above.]

ANYONE HAVING FURTHER INFO - such as the name of her 1st husband and 2nd husband, etc. PLEASE RESPOND.

She is survived by two sons, Edward Charley Corley and Callaway Corley; one grandson; one brother, W. C. Bloodworth of Oglethorpe; one sister, Mrs. Ida Spillers of Barnesville; and several nieces and nephews.

A native of Taylor County , Mrs. Corley was buried Thursday, June 16, at NEW PROSPECT CHURCH CEMETERY in Reynolds.

Pallbearers were Roscoe Bloodworth, Jacob Spillers, Tracey Hinton, Lawrence Ennis, Morris Spillers and Gilbert Spillers.

[Note: I do NOT find a marked grave in New Prospect Cemetery, 2 1/2 mi. N.W. of Reynolds in Taylor Co., Ga. but I do find a number of Bloodworth family members buried there. Since the Taylor County Cemetery Book is in Alphabetical order, I cannot tell if there is an unmarked grave.

Marcus Nelson Cromer of Rupert , Ga. , passed away Tuesday, November 23, in Cochran , Ga. He was 78 years of age. He was a native of Macon County but had lived in Rupert for the last 15 years. He was a retired farmer.

Funeral services for Mr. Cromer were held Thursday, November 25, from Sand Bethel Methodist Church near Rupert. Burial was in SAND BETHEL CHURCH CEMETERY . Rev. Carlton Jordan officiated. Pallbearers – not copied.

Surviving Mr. Cromer are one daughter, Mrs. Lovie Louick of Griffin ; three sons, James W. Cromer of Cochran; Nelson E. Cromer and Johnny D. Cromer of Panama City ; one brother, Charlie C. Cromer of Buena Vista ; 15 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren.

[Note: Marcus N. Cromer – Born July 27, 1898 – Died November 23, 1976 is buried in Sand Bethel Cemetery on U.S. Hwy. South of Butler in Taylor County , Ga. & recorded in the Cemeteries of Taylor County, Ga.]

The funeral services for Robert C. [Bud] Cromer were held Wednesday from the Little Bethel Free Will Baptist Church near Ideal. The Rev. Johnny B. Lumpkin of Junction City and Rev. Ronald Mullis of Eastman, officiated.

Mr. Cromer was a veteran of World War I. He was born 1889, and died October 5, 1976 . He was 87 years old. He has lived all his life in Macon County . He was the son of the late Andrew and Sally McCarty Cromer. He was a retired farmer and a member of LITTLE BETHEL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH and is buried in the Church CEMETERY .

Mr. Cromer died Tuesday morning at the Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville after a long illness.

[Note: Robert C. Cromer – Born June 10, 1889 – Died October 5, 1976 is buried in Little Bethel Cemetery beside Clydie Mae Cromer [ April 8, 1904 – April 3, 1987 ] See her obit.

Mrs. Emily Brooks Collier of Montezuma, died Thursday, March 25, 1976 at Emory University Hospital . She was 60 years of age. Mrs. Collier was a native of Montezuma and a member of the Montezuma United Methodist Church . She was a graduate of Montezuma High School ; a graduate of Georgia Southern and the University of Georgia and a graduate of Draughan Business College .

Funeral services for Mrs. Collier were held Saturday, March 27^th at the Montezuma United Methodist Church . Burial was in FELTON CEMETERY . The Rev. Dick Reese and Rev. C. G. Ward officiated. Pallbearers – Not copied.

Surviving Mrs. Collier are her husband, R. C. Collier, Jr., of Montezuma; one son, R. C. Collier, III, of Montezuma; one daughter, Mrs. Eugene T. Miller of Americus ; four sisters, Mr. F. G. Guerry of Montezuma; Miss Corene Brooks and Mrs. A. H. Pember, both of Winter Park , Fla. ; Mrs. Richard D. Johnson of Anacortes, Washington; two grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

[Note: Emily Brooks Collier – Born June 16, 1915 – Died March 25, 1976 is buried in Felton Cemetery beside Addie Stewart Collier [ Born March 24, 1885 – Died July 3, 1972 apparently the 1^st wife of Robert Clarence Collier who is buried next to Addie Stewart Collier. He born April 26, 1885 – Died October 20, 1967 – See his OBIT]

Robert A. Cox of Route 1, Oglethorpe, died Monday, February 22, 1976 at the Dooly Medical Center . He was 67 years of age. Mr. Cox was a native of Crisp County but had resided in Oglethorpe for the past two years, coming here from Ruskin, where he had retired as a Tomato Packing House Employee. He was a member of the Baptist Church in Ruskin.

Surviving Mr. Cox are five daughters, Mrs. Pearline Mills or Ruskin , Florida ; Mrs. Roy Robbins oif Andersonville ; Mrs. Jimmy Mathers of Inverness , Fl.; Mrs. Fred Brandt of Blackesburg , Iowa ; Mrs. Elma Rimes of Dover , Fl.; Six sons, Ned Cox of Brant, N.Y.; Paul Cox of Oglethorpe; Leon Cox of Montezuma; Willie Cox, Robert Cox and Harold Cox of Tampa Fl. One brother, George Cox of Thomasville ; three sisters, Mrs. T. N. Dugger of Boston , Ga. ; Mrs. Lottie Hooks of Camilla , Ga. , and Mrs. Mary Musselwhite of Cordele, Ga. 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Cox were held Wednesday morning at the New Life Baptist Church with Rev. Don Callaway officiating. Burial was in OGLETHORPE CEMETERY .

[Note: Robert A. Cox – Born 1908 – Died February 22, 1976 is buried in Oglethorpe Cemetery beside his wife, Cassie C. Cox [ 1911 – 1974]